The scoreless innings streak ended at 27. Long live the scoreless innings streak. The losing streak ended at five. Long live the losing streak. You know what? Screw those streaks. They’re over. Forget it and move on. Scoring runs are more fun. So are wins. The Royals did both Sunday afternoon in Seattle. Finally. It Had […]
Day: May 1, 2016
Sunday On The Deck
It is rainy and cold here on my deck today, not unlike your thoughts might be of the current state of the Kansas City Royals. Losers of five straight, shutout two nights in a row and scoreless for 26 straight innings, this squad is currently not the ‘fun’ version of the Royals. They are, in […]
Diamonds In The Rough 4-30-16
Rain played havoc with the minor league schedules again. Omaha’s home game was postponed and Lexington’s road game was shortened to 5 1/2 innings. Royals affiliates went 2-1 on the night. HR Roll Call — Orlando Calixte (2), Hunter Dozier (6), Raul Mondesi (5), Frank Schwindel (4) BP Kansas City Hitter of the Day — […]
RECAP: Royals 0, Mariners 6; No
Not much to say about this. I’m loathe to harken back to the dark days, but I will say that in those times, the Royals were always interesting. Yes, even as an awful team there was always something that made them must-see baseball. That usually wasn’t a good thing, but still. This road trip, on […]